- Type
- Castle
- Origins
- 1469 · 15th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Location
- Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Coordinates
- 34.7754°, 138.0147°
History
The first castle at Kakegawa was built between 1469 and 1487 by Asahina Yasuhiro, a vassal of the Imagawa clan, and in the early 16th century the stronghold was moved to a neighbouring hill. In 1568–1569 Imagawa Ujizane took refuge here, and Tokugawa Ieyasu besieged him for several months before the castle surrendered on terms. In 1590 Toyotomi Hideyoshi granted Kakegawa to Yamauchi Kazutoyo, who built stone walls, gates and a keep. The Ansei-Tōkai earthquake of 1854 destroyed most of the buildings; the second-bailey palace rebuilt in 1861 survives to this day. The keep was reconstructed in timber in 1994.
What to see
The rebuilt three-storey keep rises on a hill above the town and, despite its modest size, impresses with its elaborate roofs. At its foot stands the Ninomaru Goten palace of 1861, one of only a handful of castle palaces left in Japan, with a sequence of official and residential rooms, designated an Important Cultural Property. The original Taiko-mon drum gate also survives, moved into the castle grounds.
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